Judgment

CHINNAPPA REDDY, J. :- These appeals by special leave of this court raise the same question and may, therefore, be disposed of by a common judgment. For the purpose of constructing godowns for the Central Warehousing Corporation and at the instance of the Corporation, the Collector, Khandwa District published a notification under S. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act proposing to acquire certain land belonging to the appellants. The declaration under S. 6 was duly made of the land was also taken from the appellants. The Collector made Awards under Sec. 11 of the land Acquisition Act in January and February, 1980 determining the compensation proposed to be paid to the appellants. The appellants sought references under S. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for enhancement of compensation and we are told, that the references are awaiting adjudication by the Civil Court. The Central Warehousing Corporation was also aggrieved by the amount of compensation determined by the Collector and sought a reference to the Civil Court under S. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for reducing the amount. The Collector rejected the request for making a reference on the ground that such a reference as was